Earlier this week, a group of U.S. solar manufacturers filed AD/CVD petitions against products made by mostly Chinese-owned solar companies operating in four Southeast Asian countries. The Commerce Department's new rules that allow it to examine "transnational" subsidies – i.e., subsidies provided by a

On August 23, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), along with four other agencies, updated the controlled list of precursor chemicals for designated countries/regions.

This week, Macau hosted the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. The participating countries agreed to further cooperation in digital economy and clean energy. Beijing also announced some trade facilitation measures and expressed willingness to reach trade and investment agreements

At an event on the U.S. Section 301 investigation into Chinese practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector, a number of trade policy experts weighed in on various aspects of the case.

Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its Special 301 report "on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights," repeating many of its long-standing complaints about Chinese policies and practices in this area.

Last week, President Biden pushed for the tripling of existing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, and the White House made clear that part of the plan is to work with Mexico on reducing Chinese products being shipped through Mexico to the United States. Mexico has in recent

Today, the European Commission initiated its first investigation under its International Procurement Instrument (IPI), in response to measures and practices in the Chinese procurement market for medical devices which it says "discriminate unfairly against European companies and products."